Flooding, heavy rain forcing road closures in parts of the Miami Valley

MIAMI VALLEY — Friday’s heavy rain brought hazardous conditions with wet roads, several crashes, and high water all reported.

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There were several crashes on the freeway and surface streets throughout the day, including on state Route 4 and Interstate 70.

High water led to some road closures across Friday afternoon.

SR-725 was closed at Lower Bellbrook Road due to high water, according to Sugarcreek Police Dispatch.
Washington Mill Road was closed between SR-725 and Stewart Road due to high water as well as downed trees and line.
North Germany Trebein Road and Beaver Valley Road were closed due to high water.
Johnson Station Road at Little York Road was closed, Vandalia dispatch told News Center 7.
Stonequarry Road in front of the Vandalia Recreation Center near Peters Pike was closed due to high water.

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News Center 7 Reporter Brandon Lewis was in the area of state Route 725 at Lower Bellbrook Road near Sackett-Wright Park in Bellbrook. The flooded park spilled water out into the roadway, Lewis said.

However, this is common for the area in Greene County, Lewis informed. When there is a down pour of rain, the geography is oftentimes prone to getting high water that spills over into streets and floods much of the area.

The road remained closed until maintenance crews were able to pump the water out.

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Lewis says one street in Vandalia was closed Friday after a tree fell on a home. The most significant damage from Friday’s weather was on Helke Road, according to the City of Vandalia’s Division of Fire Facebook page.

One woman who lives where the tree fell on that home told Lewis she was okay.

A car got stuck in water in Miamisburg on Upper River Road near Soldiers Home Miamisburg Road around 8:27 p.m. Friday night, dispatchers confirmed to News Center 7.

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Officers got the driver out and nobody was hurt, according to our news crew on scene.

The rain turned Sackett-Wright Park into a pond as the baseball, soccer and football fields were flooded. Water spilled out onto State Route 725 near Lower Bellbrook Road.

Officer kept an eye on that high water to make sure nobody drove through.

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